Game



Dec. 20, 1927. 1,653,545

w. L. BugDlNGEN GAME Filed Feb. 9. 1924 l l' @d Patented Dec. 20, 1927.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM L. BUEDINGEN, 0F MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN.

GAME.

Application led February 9, 1924. Serial No. 691,694.

i in the provision of a game of the character described having a-ball-way along one side of the box or receptacle containing thegame, the inner end of whichis curved toward the medial portion of the game board proper and arranged to discharge the playing balls therefrom.

It is another object of this invention Vto provide a game of the character described having a game board which is delineated to imitate' one end of the basket ball court and has a basket or net mounted adjacent the discharge end of the ball-way.

It is a still further object of this invention to provide a game of the character described which is highly amusing ,to the young and old alike, requires skill in the playing thereof and can be constructed and sold at a medium price.

With the above and other vobjects in view which willappear as the description pro- `ceeds, my invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts substantially as hereinafter described and .more particularly dened by the appended claims, it being understood that such changes in the precise embodiment of the hereindisclosed invention may be made asv come within the scope of the claims.,

In the accompanying drawing, I have illustrated one complete example of the physical embodiment of my invention constructed according to the best mode I have so far devised for the practical application of the principles thereof, and in which:

Figure 1 is a top plan view of a game embodying my invention, the cover thereof being removed and the game box orreceptacle nested therein for playing, parts being Y ybroken away to illustrate details of construction; v

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken longitudinally through Figure lon the plane of the line 2-2; Y

Figure 3 is a fragmentary lperspective vportion of the ball-way on the view taken transversely through the straight plane of the lineB-B of Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is a view similar to Figure 3, illustrating -a slightly modified construction of ball-way. i

Referring now Vmore particularly to the accompanying drawings in'. which like numerals designate like parts throughout the severalviews, 5 designates a' box or receptacle and 6 a cover therefor, the box beingV slightly smaller than the cover to permit the ready telescoping of the same. The box and cover are preferably of simple conventional construction, formed of card board, sheetmetal or other material and within the box is mounted a game board 7 which is preferably spaced from the bottom of the cover by depending side flanges 8, a medial brace member 9 and depending flanges or lower edge portions 10 of side wall members 11 forming a ball-way 12. Y

The ball-way 12 is disposed along one side of the box 5 throughout substantially its entire length with its inner end portion curved to position its extreme inner or discharge end 13 substantially centrally of the game board to'discharge the balls o-r playing members 14 in a path parallel to, but in a reverse direction, the vertical or long leg of the ballway. The other or outer end 15 of t-he ballway has a plunger block 16 mounted therein lwhich is centrally bored, as at 17, to mount a plunger 18 having a ballor playing member engaging end 19 which is spring urgedk -into the ball-way by a. spring 2 0 confined between the end 19 and a collar or projection 21 secured in the outer end of the block bore. A head 22 is formed on the outer end of the plunger which normally projects through an opening 23-in the 'adjacent end ofthe box 5 to permit the retraction ofy ythe plunger against its spring and its releaseto cause the end 19 to strike thev player members 14 'disposed against the innerend of the block and rapidly' impel the same through the ball-V box 5, the blocks 24 centering' the ball in the ball-way. t Y v Y, The side walls 11 in that form of my invention illustrated in Figures 1, 2 and 3, are

ofca 'depth substantially equal to that of the box and project through parallel .y slots 0r openings 95 in the game board 7. The slots are spaced apart the Width of the ball-Way tending beneath the game board. The strips, 26 are or" a Width equal to the distance between the game board V.'fgandethe. bottomv ofy the box 5 to thus assist in supporting the game board on opposite sides of the Wall 7 and rein-force the Walls of the ball-Way; The Walls 11 are furtherreinforced and retained in proper position by astrap'member 277 of cloth or any other material secured about the lower ends of the Walls 11 and the rei-nforcing strips26, as shoWn'in Figures 2 and 3.

ln the endf 13 of the ball-Way is inserted an inclined member-28 and the end of the board 7 opposite the-discharge end 13 of. the balli-Way is marked to illustrate a basket ball court and has therein a plurality of spaced openings29 of a diameter slightly less than that ofthe playing members 14 so that they ymay nest` therein. Between lthe court and theball-Waydischarge end 13` is afl-'arger opening 30l in which is ymounted a net member 31 having a wire frame, the end 32 of which is removably inserted inthe inclined member 28, as; at; 33. l

l As illustrated iii-Figure 1, suitable scoring marks are disposed adjacent each opening-29 and the vbasket- B'land, in playing t-hefgame,

'a ball- 14 is positioned in the ball-Wayagainst theinnler end of the bloelI 16, the plungerlS retracted lby its head 22y to compress: the spring 20,and. then released,spring 201 causingtheend 19 to rapidly impeltheballimember through the ball-Wayinl the direct-ion of the arrows in Figure 1, the ballmember-being^ elevated as it leaves the ball-Way bythe inclined member`v 28.

I-fthe force of? the blovvfimparted to the ball 14 is of the desired strength, the ball will lan-d innet 31 scoring for thefplayer. If theball over-shoots or Vfalls short ofthe basket andengages in one of theopenings 29, the-player received the score adjacentitllie opening; In order to insnrethe-rolling of the-ball to the scoring-endythe box 5. iis nested in the cover 6 Whenbeing playedr and a support or strip 34 is inserted in the` 'en'dof the n'cover tolprovide the desired til-t.- The `edge off the-cover adjacent the plunger 18. is

suitably notched, as at 35, to accommodate the plunger.

In that modification of my invention illrustrated in 'Figure 4i, the Walls 11 of the. ball- Way arel illustrated as constructed of metal havingstruek out portions 36 which engage the-playing board and provide al proper support, elfiminatingthe necessity! of the reinforcing members Q6, Y j Y I'fdesired-i, a small receptacle 3f: may be provided in that `portion of the game board to one side of theen 3l1134 ott-he ballway' in which the playing members 1&2, the end 31. and the bloekl.- may be placed when the game` isnot in use.v f and o f the proper `shape,reiniforclnyg strips, 26 being secured to the portionthereof ex- Yllhat lclaimV aslny invention is:

1'; A basket-ball game of the character de- -seribed, comprising a receptacle, a playing board, Within the receptacle, scoringy means atene end of: displaying board, a ball-Way positioned in the receptacle and arranged to dischargeplaying members onto, the boardV to engage the scoring ,1 neans,n and meansinonnt- 'Hg l,basket-forining a part of' the.v scoring means adjacent the discharge end of the ballava-ty, whereby a"vb.asl|xet is vscored when a playing: member impelled onto the board lthrough. .the ball-.Way comes. to rest therein. 2. A: game of the character described, comprising a receptacle having .a playing board therein, scoring means at one` end o the playing board', a ball-Way positioned in the receptacle throughout substantially its length and' at one side, saidyballwvayhaving itsinner end portioncurvedfand .terminating adjacent the'scoringameans to discharge the reeeptacle,and a pair of spaced, parallel side: members extending through the, playing boardy tothe bottom` of the receptacle and providing a ball-Way, Athe port-ionsy of the side Wall-s extendingbeneath. saidV playing board providing means -ig'or'reiniiorcing and spacing the. same YJfrom. the ybotimm of-vthe receptacle.; A

4; A game of' the character described,- comprism-ga receptacle, aupllaying boamlfdiis- Aposed-ftlierein andi spaced :from the vbottom 'ot the receptacle, a pair oispacedpparallel v sidewall members extending through the playing board to the bottom? of the receptacle andi providing a balilg-.wathe portions of the side. Walls extending: beneath; said playlngboard providing-.means forreinforcing and spacing thesame trom the. bottom of the. receptacle, `,and .reinforcing strips uSecured to the. portions; ofthe sidewall members extended beneath the playing-board.

' 5. A .game of the character described, comprisingra receptacle, a' playing.I boardjdisposed therein and spaced fromthe bottom 'of the receptacle, a pair olf spaced, parallel side Wall members extendingl through: the playingfboarcb toA the bottom oi the receptacl'e and-providing; a baLE-,Wa'tho portions oit the side Walls extending. beneath :said

playing `board; providing, meansffor reinforcing and spacing the same from the bottom of the receptacle, reinforcing strips secured to the portions of said side Wall members extended beneath the playing board, and means tying said reinforcing members and scoring board and side members together at the portions thereof 'disposed beneath the scoring board.

6. A game of the character described, comprising side Wall members providing a ball-Way, a block member mounted in the ball-Way, means carried by the block member for impelling a ball through the ball- Way, and bevel members disposed adjacent the inner end of said block member for centering a ball member to be impelled through the ball-Way. y

7 A game of the character described, comprising a lgaine board, a scoring basket member positioned on the game board, a pluralit of scoring pockets disposed adjacent the basket member, a playing member, a race-Way having a discharge end terminating in the direction of the basket member and scoring pockets, means for impelling the playing member through the race-Way, and means elevating the playing member toward the basket member and the scoring pockets as the playing member leaves the race-Way whereby the engagement of the playing member in basket member gives the player one score and the engagement thereof in one of the scoring pockets gives the player another score.,l

WILLIAM L. BUEDINGEN. 

